The Green Party of England and Wales cruised to victory with nearly 41% of the vote, in a by-election in the Manchester seat of Gorton and Denton. Derek Wall analyses the result and the factors contributing to the win.
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The Coordinating Council of Teachers’ Trade Unions posted this field report 10 days after the start of the illegal United States-Israel war.
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A special screening of award-winning documentary Women of Steel is being held in nipaluna/Hobart to celebrate International Women’s Day, reports Melissa Johns. The film documents a historic fight by women in Wollongong for jobs and justice.
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Sweeping anti-worker attacks backed by Argentine far-right President Javier Milei are an assault on workers’ rights, trade unions and democracy, eliminating the gains from decades of struggle, reports Ben Radford.
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The Rosemouth Hotel bar was overflowing with people supporting the launch of the Members First ticket for the United Workers Union election. Riley Breen and Nova Sobieralski report.
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Sue Bull argues that while the allegations sound bad, there is no hard evidence of the CFMEU’s criminality in Geoffrey Watson’s report to the Queensland commission of inquiry into the union.
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The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union has launched legal action on behalf of workers at Berkelouw Books and Harry Hartog book sellers, Isaac Nellist reports.
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About 300 million took to the streets demanding the government’s withdrawal of anti-people policies, such as four new labour codes and recently signed trade deals with the United States and European Union. Abdul Rahman reports.
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Thousands of healthcare workers from across Victoria went on strike to demand better pay and conditions, reports Jacob Andrewartha.
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After a series of protests over cuts to fuel subsidies brought the country to a halt, Bolivia’s powerful social movements embark on a new chapter and face new forms of repression. Gabriel García Rodríguez reports.
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More than 500 people attended the launch for the United Workers Union Members First ticket, indicating enthusiasm for the union to take a new direction. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Three hundred Myuna Colliery miners and supporters rallied at Eraring Power Station to demand their jobs and a just transition, as the coal-fired power station is wound down. Steve O’Brien reports.